Megatest

	 exn
	 #f
	 (pathname-directory
	  (pathname-directory 
	   (pathname-directory exe-path))))
	#f)))

;;======================================================================
;; testsuite and area utilites
;;======================================================================

(define (get-testsuite-name toppath configdat)
  (or (lookup configdat "setup" "area-name")
      (lookup configdat "setup" "testsuite")
      (get-environment-variable "MT_TESTSUITE_NAME")
      (if (string? toppath)
          (pathname-file toppath)
          #f)))

;; need generic find-record-with-var-nmatching-val
;;
(define (path->area-record cfgdat path)
  (let* ((areadat (get-cfg-areas cfgdat))
	 (all     (filter (lambda (x)
			    (let* ((keyvals (cdr x))
				   (pth     (alist-ref 'path keyvals)))
			      (equal? path pth)))
			  areadat)))
    (if (null? all)
	#f
	(car all)))) ;; return first match

(define (get-area-name configdat toppath #!optional (short #f))
  ;; look up my area name in areas table (future)
  ;; generate auto name
  (conc (get-area-path-signature toppath short)
	"-"
	(get-testsuite-name toppath configdat)))

;; given a config return an alist of alists
;;   area-name => data
;;
(define (get-cfg-areas cfgdat)
  (let ((adat (get-section cfgdat "areas")))
    (map (lambda (entry)
	   `(,(car entry) . 
	     ,(val->alist (cadr entry))))
	 adat)))

;;======================================================================
;; redefine for future cleanup (converge on area-name, the more generic
;;
(define common:get-area-name common:get-testsuite-name)

(define (common:get-db-tmp-area . junk)
  (if *db-cache-path*
      *db-cache-path*
      (if *toppath* ;; common:get-create-writeable-dir
	  (handle-exceptions
	      exn
	      (begin
		(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Couldn't create path to " *db-cache-path* ", exn=" exn)
		(exit 1))
	      (let* ((toppath (common:real-path *toppath*))
		     (tsname (common:get-testsuite-name))
		     (dbpath (common:get-create-writeable-dir
			      (list (conc "/tmp/" (current-user-name)
					  "/megatest_localdb/"
					  tsname "/"
					  (string-translate toppath "/" "."))
				    (conc "/tmp/" (current-process-id) ;; just in case we have an issue with the dir by own user name
					  "/"(current-user-name) "/megatest_localdb/"
					  tsname
					  (string-translate toppath "/" "."))
				    ))))
		(set! *db-cache-path* dbpath)
		;; ensure megatest area has .mtdb
		(let ((dbarea (conc *toppath* "/.mtdb")))
		  (if (not (file-exists? dbarea))
		      (create-directory dbarea)))
		;; ensure tmp area has .mtdb
		(let ((dbarea (conc dbpath "/.mtdb")))
		  (if (not (file-exists? dbarea))
		      (create-directory dbarea)))
		dbpath))
	  #f)))
;;======================================================================
;; T A R G E T S  ,   S T A T E ,   S T A T U S ,   
;;                    R U N N A M E    A N D   T E S T P A T T
;;======================================================================

;;======================================================================
;; (map print (map car (hash-table->alist (read-config "runconfigs.config" #f #t))))

(define (common:args-get-runname)
  (let ((res (or (args:get-arg "-runname")
		 (args:get-arg ":runname")
		 (getenv "MT_RUNNAME"))))
    ;; (if res (set-environment-variable "MT_RUNNAME" res)) ;; not sure if this is a good idea. side effect and all ...
    res))

(define (common:get-fields cfgdat)
  (let ((fields (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat "fields" '())))
    (map car fields)))

(define (common:args-get-target #!key (split #f)(exit-if-bad #f))
  (let* ((keys    (if (hash-table? *configdat*) (common:get-fields *configdat*) '()))
	 (numkeys (length keys))
	 (target  (or (args:get-arg "-reqtarg")
		      (args:get-arg "-target")
		      (getenv "MT_TARGET")))
	 (tlist   (if target (string-split target "/" #t) '()))